International Transfer of Prisoners (Tasmania) Act 1997 (Tas)

International Transfer of Prisoners (Tasmania) Act 1997

An Act to give effect to a scheme for the international transfer of prisoners set out in the International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997 of the Commonwealth by enabling those prisoners to be transferred to and from this jurisdiction and to amend the Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1982 [Royal Assent 5 November 1997]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the International Transfer of Prisoners (Tasmania) Act 1997 .

2. Commencement This Act commences on a day to be proclaimed.

3. Interpretation (1) In this Act – Commonwealth Act means the International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997 of the Commonwealth; corresponding law means a law of another State that provides for the international transfer of prisoners; function includes a power, authority or duty; State includes a Territory; this jurisdiction means Tasmania; War Crimes Tribunal means the Former Yugoslavia Tribunal or Rwanda Tribunal within the meaning of the Commonwealth Act. (2) If an expression is defined in the Commonwealth Act and is also used in this Act, the expression as used in this Act has, unless the contrary intention appears, the same meaning as in that Act.

PART 2 - Conferral of functions

4. Powers and functions of Minister (1) A Minister of this jurisdiction may exercise and perform any function conferred or expressed to be conferred on the Minister by or under the Commonwealth Act. (2) The Minister may delegate to the Secretary of the Department or the Director of Corrective Services any such function.